Wrapping-machine folder.



W. C. STEVENS. IWRAPPING MACHINE FOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1 19|6- 1,243,357. Patented 0m. 16, 1am.

the inner and pivots y mounted on said section s a lever 11, one end 12, thereof englagugma suitable notch or recess in said mg section. As shown, a .spring 18, is mounted between said detent lever and lever 11 and engages the free end of said lever 11, acting to hold the same normally mlockmg position, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. When .itisdesiredtorelease the the tail of the lever is ownwardly toward the tail 10, of e detent lever, thus releasing the locking end of said detent levar, whereupon the same may be swung laterally carrying the finger '9, thereon, out of the notch 6, and permitting the shuttle d section,

to be opened. Mounted on the face of the shuttle diametrically opposite the hinged section thereof is a stud s aft 14, n which a paper reel 15, is mounted, carrying a reel 1 of wra ping material 16.

.the angularity of the portions 22 An gled bracket plate 17, is pivotally and obliquely secured upon the face of the shuttle by means of a bolt 18, and secured oil-said plate is a folding device 19, consisting of a heet of metal bent to alford a taporing nozzle 20, comprising an inner and relatively narrow plate or member, an outer wider late or member, and a lip 21, integral with e outer fold and turned over the innor plate or member. The opposite end of said nozzle is wider and flaring to receive the paper or other material therein. Said folding device is secured on said bracket plate 17, in any suitable manner with the tapered end of the nozzle direct/ed out wardly. Mounted adjacent said tapered end of the folding device and set in theface ofthe shuttle is a stud shaft 22,. which-is inclinedslightly, as shown in. Fi 8. The lower end 23, of said stud sh engages perpendicularly through the wall or face of the shuttle, ,and a nut 24, is provided thereon, which may be loosened to permit an adjustment of the upper angled portion 22 into any desired position. Journaled on said stud shaft 22, is a creasing roller 25, 'or if preferred, .the stud shaft may .be merely rounded or provided with a convex surface over which the paper or other wrapp material may be drawn to the article to be wrapped. A washer 26, the op osite surfaces of which are inclined confbrming to and 23, of the std shaft, is engaged upon said stud shaft between said roller 25, and the face of the shuttle.

The operation is as follows: The-paper or other wrapping material is drawn from 'the reel through the folding noazle 19, around the when the shuttle so that t on, a roller adapted to have the pleriphery of saidhinged section is rotated, of 'the wrapping material is applied'to .the article.' The pivotal mountingof the folding nozzle 19, by means end of the folder nozzle, the inner fold plate .over which the lip 21, extends, is rounded at its end be'neat the flaring end of the upper foldof the plate, so that an easy entrance for the wrapping material is pro vided. The roller 25,. may be adjusted into various positions by loosening the nut 24,

e proper operating position of the roller 25, with respect to the article being wrapped may be easily secured.

I am aware that various details of construction maybe varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and'I therefore do not purpose limitin the patent granted other wise than necessitated by the prior art.

. I claim as my invention:

1 In a device of the class described, paper supporting means, folding mechanism to fold the paper led from said means, and a creasing member to crease the fold in the paper, said folder mechanism so constructed asto automatically aline itself into proper 2; In a device of the. class 'described, the

combination with paper sup )orting mechamsm, of a folding device or said paper mounted to automatically adjust itself to said mechanism as the direction of feed of the paper to said device varies.

3. A folding device 0(- the class described, comprising a pivotally mounted member, and a foldin means secured thereon adapted to aline itself with the line of feed of paper fed therethrough to be folded thereby.

In a device ,of the class described, means for supporting a roll of paper therea re!- drawn thereover, and -a folding edice adapted to automatically aline itself to compensate for the varying diameter oft-he roll of paper as it is unwound.

5. In a device of the class described, an

angular-1y inclined means for carrying a roll of paper. a creasum roller having an angular inclination complementul therewith,

and an automatically alining folding device through which the pa er passes from the roll to the creasing, roller.

6. In a wrapping machine of the class described, an angularly inclined creasing x bller, angulerly inclined shaft for eerrymy name in the of two s ubin a roll of paper, and aepivotally mounted scribing witnesses. e j j [:0 del' roller and adapt C.

rte-automatically position itselfto bomc pensate for the vgryjng dia lneter of the roll Witnesses:

of ape! during the wrap mg operation. G. L'. ELY

testimony whereof I ave hereunto sub- V 'K. R. 'Pxcxnnmo. 

